Like any World Cup, Brazil is once again the favourites. Unlike four years ago, Tite has a stronger forward line, which is Samba's biggest weight in the Hercules Cup.
The Brazilian forwards selected for the World Cup squad include Neymar, Jesus, Vinicius, Richarlison, Rafinha, Anthony, Rodrigo, Pedro and Martinelli, who are worth a whopping €597 million.
Four years ago, Brazil's strikers included Neymar, Firmino, Jesus, Douglas Costa and Tyson. There is no doubt that the Samba Army's forward line is stronger this time, and Tite also has happy troubles.
In 2022, the striker combination that Tite uses the most is the trident of Neymar, Richarlison and Rafinha. In the centre forward position, Tite has three options, Richarlison, Jesus and Pedro, and the Tottenham striker is Titten's first choice, and he is also likely to occupy the main center forward position in the World Cup.
Coupled with Paqueta, who plays as a forward waist, Brazil's four-man attack group can change positions frequently, and the position is not fixed, which is exactly the tactic Tite has used for the past two years.
One of the thorny issues facing Tite is whether to make Vinicius a starter or a substitute. Since completing his breakthrough in 2021-22, Vinicius has been in impressive form, having been violated 48 times this season and topping the table in the top five leagues.
However, Vinicius is used to playing as a left winger, but Neymar occupies the main position. If Vinicius is allowed to start, then Tite will have to adjust the role of Neymar.
Tite has two options, either to play Neymar as a pseudo-centre-forward or to let Neymar play as a forward instead, and the Brazilian boss is more likely to choose the former tactic. Previously, Tite had experimented with the configuration of Vinicius, Neymar and Rafinha, and in this formation, Neymar and Vinicius would often switch positions.
Both Neymar and Vinicius are no strangers to the pseudo-centre-forward position, and in their respective clubs, Neymar is used to swapping places with Mbappe, and Vinicius is used to cutting inside.
In two warm-up games against Japan and South Korea in June, Tite used a four-forward formation with the aim of tearing through opponents' defenses with more powerful firepower when using bucket formations against weaker opponents.
In the 424 or 442 formation, Richarlison and Jesus form a double center, with Neymar and Rafinha split the wings. However, this has led to the Samba army being top-heavy, especially the two full-backs Sandro and Danilo are not outstanding enough, while Alves and Telles two substitute full-backs have their own problems.
The Brazilian team is worth 1.14 billion euros, ranking first in FIFA and is regarded as the favorite to win the title. How Tite chooses the right combination of strikers and how he solves the problem of switching between attack and defense will determine whether Brazil can break the curse of not winning the title for 20 years.